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Dave Reginek/NHLI/Getty Images It's 2-2 in the 3rd with 13:33 left, and Penguins are in "must-win" territory here. Anything else, and just give the Stanley Cup to the red Wings before Game 4. Update : For now, the series is actually a series, as Pittsburgh wins 4-2. Sidney Crosby though is still not existing.

Photo from the great Harry How at Getty Images Can the penguins make this series? or will they fall behind 2-0 like they did last year, and really placed themselves up again it. We'll see.

Illustration from ESPN.com It's the rematch everyone in the league wanted, as the Detroit Red Wings try to go for the franchise's 12th title against a Penguin team hungry to lift the Stanley Cup for the first time in 16 years ESPN's asked their analysts eight key questions in the series, including this first one : 1. Which captain makes the bigger contribution in this series? Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom or Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby? Burnside: Got to go with Crosby, who leads the NHL in points (tied with teammate Evgeni Malkin) and goals, especially given that Lidstrom is just now returning to the lineup for Game 1 after missing the past two games of the Western Conference finals with a lower-body injury. Hradek: Being the offensive threat, Crosby's contributions likely will be more tangible. And, as usual, his every move will be under the microscope. He has taken his total game to another level during the first three rounds of the playoffs, but the challenge wi...